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Internet age should not undermine our jury system, says Dominic Grievehttps://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/dec/11/jury-system-web-search-contempt-jail-grieve
Attorney general backs Law Commission recommendation that jurors who search web for case details should be jailed<p>Juries are deeply "ingrained in our national DNA" and the internet should not be allowed to undermine a system of justice dating back to Magna Carta, according to the the attorney general, Dominic Grieve QC.</p><p>Written instructions should be given to all juries to ensure they understand their role and the judge's directions in trials, Grieve suggested in a speech to the think-tank Politeia in central London on Wednesday evening.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/dec/11/jury-system-web-search-contempt-jail-grieve">Continue reading...</a>Contempt of courtMediaMedia lawLawInternetTechnologyDominic GrievePoliticsWed, 11 Dec 2013 20:00:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/dec/11/jury-system-web-search-contempt-jail-grievePhotograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPAThe jury system is an essential element of the justice system of England and Wales, said Dominic Grieve Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPAPhotograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPAThe jury system is an essential element of the justice system of England and Wales, said Dominic Grieve Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPAOwen Bowcott, legal affairs correspondent2013-12-11T20:00:01ZTwo jurors jailed for contempt of court after misusing internet during trialshttps://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/jul/29/jurors-jailed-contempt-court-internet
High court judge says sentences send a warning to jurors not to discuss or research cases online<p>Two jurors have both been jailed for two months after being found guilty of contempt of court for misusing the internet during crown court trials.</p><p>Kasim Davey, 21, from Palmers Green, north London, posted a message on Facebook about a sex offences prosecution at Wood Green crown court declaring that he wanted to "fuck up a paedophile".</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/jul/29/jurors-jailed-contempt-court-internet">Continue reading...</a>Contempt of courtMediaMedia lawLawInternetTechnologyDominic GrievePoliticsUK newsMon, 29 Jul 2013 18:22:19 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/jul/29/jurors-jailed-contempt-court-internetPhotograph: Judicial Office/PAThe judge, Sir John Thomas, said the sentences for contempt of court showed jurors that jail was ‘almost inevitable’ for misusing the internet. Photograph: Judicial Office/PAPhotograph: Judicial Office/PAThe judge, Sir John Thomas, said the sentences for contempt of court showed jurors that jail was ‘almost inevitable’ for misusing the internet. Photograph: Judicial Office/PAOwen Bowcott, legal affairs correspondent2013-07-29T18:22:19Z'Photographs of James Bulger's killer' removed from Twitterhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/feb/14/photographs-james-bulger-killer-removed-twitter
Pictures purportedly identifying Jon Venables as an adult prompt attorney general to launch contempt of court investigation<p>Photographs that appear to identify one of the grown-up killers of James Bulger have been removed from the internet after the attorney general, Dominic Grieve, launched an investigation.</p><p>The pictures purported to show Jon Venables, now 30, who was given a new identity following his initial release from prison. Venables and his classmate Robert Thompson abducted and murdered two-year-old James in Liverpool 20 years ago this week.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/feb/14/photographs-james-bulger-killer-removed-twitter">Continue reading...</a>James Bulger murderContempt of courtCrimeDominic GrieveMedia lawUK newsMediaPoliticsLawThu, 14 Feb 2013 19:49:43 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/feb/14/photographs-james-bulger-killer-removed-twitterPhotograph: Getty ImagesJon Venables's police mugshot, taken shortly after the killing of James Bulger in 1993. Photograph: Getty ImagesPhotograph: Getty ImagesJon Venables's police mugshot, taken shortly after the killing of James Bulger in 1993. Photograph: Getty ImagesOwen Bowcott, legal affairs correspondent2013-02-14T19:49:43ZPolice shootings prove contempt laws are not fit for purpose | David Bankshttps://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/sep/20/police-shootings-contempt-not-fit-purpose
The media could be in contempt for reporting remarks from police and PM - the law has failed to keep pace<p>The <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/sep/19/police-manchester" title="">murder of two police officers</a> in Manchester was an extraordinary and shocking event – and the reaction it provoked was extraordinary too.</p><p>Watching the press conference by Greater Manchester Police, I was not the only journalist to remark that it looked and sounded more like one held by police in the USA where contempt laws hold no sway in the run-up to a trial.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/sep/20/police-shootings-contempt-not-fit-purpose">Continue reading...</a>Contempt of courtDominic GrieveLawMedia lawMediaUK newsCrimeThu, 20 Sep 2012 12:25:41 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/sep/20/police-shootings-contempt-not-fit-purposePhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesAttorney general Dominic Grieve has been put in a very awkward position Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesAttorney general Dominic Grieve has been put in a very awkward position Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesDavid Banks2012-09-20T12:25:41ZHow could papers prejudice jurors who knew the defendant was a murderer?https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2012/jul/18/contempt-of-court-milly-dowler
<p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2012/jul/18/contempt-of-court-medialaw">The contempt of court finding against the Daily Mirror and Daily Mail</a> is unfortunate. First, because it was not a serious breach and, in my view, nothing more than the most technical of breaches (meaning, not really a breach at all).</p><p>Second, because the ruling against the papers happens to coincide with the ongoing deliberations of the Leveson inquiry it might conceivably have some influence its outcome.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2012/jul/18/contempt-of-court-milly-dowler">Continue reading...</a>MediaContempt of courtMilly DowlerMedia lawLawDaily MailDaily MirrorDominic GrieveWed, 18 Jul 2012 11:33:19 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2012/jul/18/contempt-of-court-milly-dowlerRoy Greenslade2012-07-18T11:33:19ZWhy the attorney general is wrong to prosecute the Mirror and Mailhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2012/jun/14/contempt-of-court-daily-mirror
<p>Attorney general Dominic Grieve has been determined to take action against newspapers flouting the contempt of court act ever since he came into office. </p><p>And I've been very supportive of his initiative because, over the years, it was clear that editors had been publishing potentially prejudicial articles.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2012/jun/14/contempt-of-court-daily-mirror">Continue reading...</a>MediaContempt of courtDaily MirrorDaily MailMedia lawLawDominic GrieveMilly DowlerCrimeThu, 14 Jun 2012 15:31:51 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2012/jun/14/contempt-of-court-daily-mirrorRoy Greenslade2012-06-14T15:31:51ZThe lesson of Joey Barton's tweets | David Bankshttps://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/feb/06/time-to-educate-about-contempt-law
Now that anyone can be a publisher, the attorney general has a duty to educate the public about contempt - before an ill-informed tweeter goes to jail<p>The news that Joey Barton will escape prosecution for <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/contempt-of-court" title="">contempt of court</a> over <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/feb/05/joey-barton-john-terry-tweets" title="">his tweets about John Terry's trial</a>, is more by luck than by design.</p><p>Barton, never at a loss for words, made his views on the Terry case very plain in a series of robust tweets on Friday evening. It was clear he thought Terry's would be a jury trial. The fact that it will be held at a magistrates court, whose justices and district judges are regarded as harder to sway than a jury, might save Barton an appearance in the dock himself. The attorney general, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/dominicgrieve" title="">Dominic Grieve</a>, by not taking action in this instance, seems to have taken the view that his tweets have not caused a serious impediment to John Terry's case by influencing a witness.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/feb/06/time-to-educate-about-contempt-law">Continue reading...</a>Contempt of courtMedia lawLawTrial by juryUK newsUK criminal justiceDominic GrievePoliticsJoey BartonFootballTwitterMon, 06 Feb 2012 16:11:44 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/feb/06/time-to-educate-about-contempt-lawPhotograph: Paul Mcfegan/Sportsphoto Ltd./AllstarJoey Barton playing for Newcastle United in August 2011. The midfielder took to Twitter to describe his role in catching a burglar. Photograph: Paul Mcfegan/Sportsphoto Ltd./AllstarPhotograph: Paul Mcfegan/Sportsphoto Ltd./AllstarJoey Barton playing for Newcastle United in August 2011. The midfielder took to Twitter to describe his role in catching a burglar. Photograph: Paul Mcfegan/Sportsphoto Ltd./AllstarDavid Banks2012-02-06T16:11:44ZSky News spared contempt charge over British hostages release reporthttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/jan/16/sky-news-contempt-chandlers-hostage
Attorney general drops case against broadcaster over couple who were freed by Somali pirates after 14 months in captivity<p>The attorney general, Dominic Grieve QC, has dropped <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/nov/21/sky-news-contempt-court-charge" title="">contempt of court proceedings against Sky News</a> for allegedly breaching an injunction taken out to protect the safety of the kidnapped British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler.</p><p>Sky was accused of breaching an order prohibiting publication of details of the "health and welfare" of the couple as they were in the process of being <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/nov/14/freed-british-couple-alive-somalia-kidnap" title="">released by Somali pirates in November 2010</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/jan/16/sky-news-contempt-chandlers-hostage">Continue reading...</a>Sky NewsContempt of courtMedia lawTV newsSky plcTelevision industryMediaLawDominic GrievePoliticsMon, 16 Jan 2012 20:26:31 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/jan/16/sky-news-contempt-chandlers-hostagePhotograph: Simon Maina/AFP/Getty ImagesPaul and Rachel Chandler outside the British high commission in Nairobi, after their release by Somali pirates, in November 2010. Photograph: Simon Maina/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Simon Maina/AFP/Getty ImagesPaul and Rachel Chandler outside the British high commission in Nairobi, after their release by Somali pirates, in November 2010. Photograph: Simon Maina/AFP/Getty ImagesPress Association2012-01-16T20:26:31ZPress has lost self-restraint on criminal cases, says attorney generalhttps://www.theguardian.com/law/2011/dec/02/press-criminal-cases-attorney-general
Dominic Grieve issues new warning on contempt of court, and says tweeters should not consider themselves immune from law<p>Newspapers have lost any sense of self-restraint and are ignoring their responsibilities, the attorney general has warned in a speech on the risks of contempt of court.</p><p>Explaining why he initiated a spate of prosecutions to prevent criminal cases being prejudiced, Dominic Grieve said that bloggers and tweeters in cyberspace should not consider themselves immune from "the law of the land".</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2011/dec/02/press-criminal-cases-attorney-general">Continue reading...</a>Contempt of courtNewspapers & magazinesMediaMedia lawLawDominic GrievePoliticsTwitterInternetBloggingUK newsFri, 02 Dec 2011 00:20:49 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2011/dec/02/press-criminal-cases-attorney-generalPhotograph: Linda Nylind/GuardianDominic Grieve: 'There is a belief that so long as something is published in cyber space there is no need to respect the law ... This is mistaken.' Photograph: Linda Nylind for the GuardianPhotograph: Linda Nylind/GuardianDominic Grieve: 'There is a belief that so long as something is published in cyber space there is no need to respect the law ... This is mistaken.' Photograph: Linda Nylind for the GuardianOwen Bowcott, legal affairs correspondent2011-12-02T00:20:49ZWhy the attorney general is enforcing the contempt of court acthttps://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/dec/01/dominicgrieve-medialaw
<p>Dominic Grieve, the attorney general, has revealed that even before he was appointed to his post he was concerned about increasing media contempt for the 1981 contempt of court act.</p><p>He perceived "the increasing tendency of the press to test the boundaries of what was acceptable over the reporting of criminal cases", he said tonight. </p><p>"It ill serves the parliamentary process if court orders are openly flouted for no good reason. </p><p>It is not for a parliamentarian to ignore the careful and measured approach of a judge when deciding if an injunction should be granted. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/dec/01/dominicgrieve-medialaw">Continue reading...</a>MediaDominic GrieveMedia lawContempt of courtLawCity University of LondonDaily MirrorThe SunJoanna YeatesSuperinjunctionsThu, 01 Dec 2011 18:17:45 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/dec/01/dominicgrieve-medialawRoy Greenslade2011-12-01T18:17:45ZGrieve determined to prevent contempt law being treated with contempthttps://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/nov/30/dominicgrieve-contempt-of-court
<p>Dominic Grieve, the attorney general, is making <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2011/nov/24/dominicgrieve-media-events-conferences">a major speech tomorrow evening at City University London</a> in which he is expected to explain why he has been so pro-active in prosecuting newspapers for contempt of court.</p><p>He is already on record as saying that he wants to put a stop to the increasing habit of media outlets - newspapers and broadcasters - to publish too much material about people after they have been arrested.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/nov/30/dominicgrieve-contempt-of-court">Continue reading...</a>MediaDominic GrieveContempt of courtMedia lawLawDaily MirrorThe SunDaily StarDaily MailSunday MirrorNews of the WorldLondon Evening StandardITV plcSky NewsMilly DowlerColin MylerNational newspapersNewspapersNewspapers & magazinesCity University of LondonJoanna YeatesWed, 30 Nov 2011 12:45:45 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/nov/30/dominicgrieve-contempt-of-courtRoy Greenslade2011-11-30T12:45:45ZAttorney general Grieve to explain why contempt of court mattershttps://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/nov/24/dominicgrieve-media-events-conferences
<p>The current attorney general, Dominic Grieve, has been much more pro-active about (alleged) contempts of court than any of his recent predecessors.</p><p>In July, his prosecution of The Sun and Daily Mirror for their coverage of Christopher Jefferies, following the murder by another man of his tenant Joanna Yeates, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/29/sun-daily-mirror-guilty-contempt">resulted in fines of £18,000 and £50,000.</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/nov/24/dominicgrieve-media-events-conferences">Continue reading...</a>MediaDominic GrieveMedia events and conferencesContempt of courtMedia lawLawCity University of LondonMilly DowlerJoanna YeatesRegional & local newspapersNational newspapersNewspapersIrelandDaily MirrorThe SunDaily MailSky NewsThu, 24 Nov 2011 09:27:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/nov/24/dominicgrieve-media-events-conferencesRoy Greenslade2011-11-24T09:27:00ZA Spectator article that you should read...https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/nov/18/the-spectator-contempt-of-court
<p>I know there is an article in this week's Spectator that has <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/17/stephen-lawrence-jury-told-avoid-spectator">prompted a judge to refer the magazine to the attorney general </a>for a possible contempt of court.</p><p>Not being a member of the jury, I have read it. And I must say I am amazed that... no, on second thoughts perhaps I'd better stop there. I'd prefer to let the AG, Dominic Grieve, make up his mind about the judge's reference without clouding the issue further.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/nov/18/the-spectator-contempt-of-court">Continue reading...</a>MediaThe SpectatorContempt of courtMedia lawRod LiddleLawDominic GrieveMagazinesLondonCrimeMeryl StreepFri, 18 Nov 2011 15:25:51 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/nov/18/the-spectator-contempt-of-courtRoy Greenslade2011-11-18T15:25:51ZHow stringently should the contempt laws be applied to new media? | David Bankshttps://www.theguardian.com/law/2011/nov/11/dominic-grieve-contempt-of-court-ruling-new-media
The attorney general's response to allegations that prejudicial material was tweeted during the trial of Vincent Tabak will be closely followed by news organisations<p>The attorney general Dominic Grieve has to decide whether to prosecute a journalist who <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/oct/31/attorney-general-tweet-tabak-porn" title="">allegedly tweeted material</a> that breached the <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/49" title="">Contempt of Court Act</a> during the trial of Vincent Tabak.</p><p>The tweets concerned pornography on Tabak's laptop – evidence that had been ruled as inadmissible at his trial – and Grieve's decision will be watched closely by an industry that has seen contempt of court re-emerge as a legal threat to publishers after years of dormancy.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2011/nov/11/dominic-grieve-contempt-of-court-ruling-new-media">Continue reading...</a>Contempt of courtLawMediaMedia lawNewspapersNewspapers & magazinesInternetDominic GrievePoliticsUK criminal justiceUK newsFri, 11 Nov 2011 16:33:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2011/nov/11/dominic-grieve-contempt-of-court-ruling-new-mediaPhotograph: Elizabeth Cook/PAThe case of Vincent Tabak, above, pictured in court, has raised questions about the influence of new media on the judicial process. Photograph: Elizabeth Cook/PAPhotograph: Elizabeth Cook/PAThe case of Vincent Tabak, above, pictured in court, has raised questions about the influence of new media on the judicial process. Photograph: Elizabeth Cook/PADavid Banks2011-11-11T16:33:00ZWill alleged rioters get a fair trial? | David Bankshttps://www.theguardian.com/law/2011/aug/10/rioters-fair-trial-contempt-of-court
The attorney general has taken a tough line on contempt of court. Red-top editors should beware<p>In the coming weeks and months we will see a succession of alleged rioters face justice. Already 1,000 people are being put through courts that have been been sitting through the night to cope with the numbers. Police and emergency services have been tested to their limits, and we can expect the laws of contempt to be similarly tested in the aftermath of these extraordinary events.</p><p>Arrests have been made, so proceedings are active under the terms of the <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/49" title="">Contempt of Court Act</a>, which means that nothing should be published which causes a substantial risk of serious prejudice or serious impediment to those proceedings. However, one cannot imagine the newsdesks of our redtop tabloids sitting on their hands as those accused of rioting await trial - and indeed they have already published 'rogues galleries', which rightly directing readers to the Crimestoppers telephone number. ("SHOP A MORON", urges the <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/" title="">Sun's</a> front page today.) But one imagines that they may be making their own inquiries into the backgrounds of the people accused, and this is where they will come up against the possibility of contempt of court.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2011/aug/10/rioters-fair-trial-contempt-of-court">Continue reading...</a>Contempt of courtLawMediaMedia lawUK riots 2011Dominic GrievePoliticsThe SunUK newsWed, 10 Aug 2011 15:34:33 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/law/2011/aug/10/rioters-fair-trial-contempt-of-courtPhotograph: Linda Nylind/GuardianThe attorney general, Dominic Grieve, has taken a tough line on contempt of court by newspapers. Photo: Linda Nylind Photograph: Linda Nylind for the GuardianPhotograph: Linda Nylind/GuardianThe attorney general, Dominic Grieve, has taken a tough line on contempt of court by newspapers. Photo: Linda Nylind Photograph: Linda Nylind for the GuardianDavid Banks2011-08-10T15:34:33ZSun and Daily Mail guilty of contempt over online photo in murder casehttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/mar/03/sun-daily-mail-contempt
In landmark ruling for internet publishing, high court finds publication of photo of defendant risked prejudicing trial<p>The Sun and the Daily Mail have been found guilty of contempt of court for publishing a picture of a murder trial defendant posing with a gun on their websites.</p><p>In <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/interactive/2011/mar/03/mail-sun-online-contempt-judgment?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fmedia%2Frss+%28Media%29" title="a landmark ruling">a landmark ruling</a> for internet publishing, the high court found that the publication of the photograph created a "substantial risk" of prejudicing the defendant's murder trial in November 2009.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/mar/03/sun-daily-mail-contempt">Continue reading...</a>The SunDaily MailNewspapers & magazinesAssociated NewspapersDaily Mail & General TrustNational newspapersMediaNews UKNewspapersMedia lawLawDominic GrieveContempt of courtMail OnlineThu, 03 Mar 2011 15:00:09 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/mar/03/sun-daily-mail-contemptPhotograph: GuardianThe Sun: the paper published the photograph for a matter of hours online but like the Daily Mail did not publish it in print.Photograph: GuardianThe Sun: the paper published the photograph for a matter of hours online but like the Daily Mail did not publish it in print.Josh Halliday2011-03-03T15:00:09ZNational papers defy contempt law because the attorney general won't acthttps://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/jan/10/joanna-yeates-medialaw
<p>In their piece today about the coverage of the <strong>Joanna Yeates</strong> killing having <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/10/joanna-yeates-coverage-contempt-of-court-act">left the Contempt of Court Act in disarray</a>, <strong>Josh Halliday</strong> and <strong>Steven Morris</strong> touch on an aspect that is clearly exercising editors on regional and local newspapers.</p><p>They write: "Local newspapers are bemused as the principle of innocent until proven guilty is stretched to breaking point."</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/jan/10/joanna-yeates-medialaw">Continue reading...</a>MediaJoanna YeatesMedia lawThe SunThe GuardianPoliceCrimeDominic GrieveRegional & local newspapersNewspapersBBCRadio 5 LiveLawContempt of courtMon, 10 Jan 2011 09:34:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/jan/10/joanna-yeates-medialawRoy Greenslade2011-01-10T09:34:00ZJoanna Yeates murder case puts media coverage in the spotlighthttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/jan/02/yeates-murder-landlord-press-coverage
The attorney general's concern at reporting in the case emphasises how laws on contempt of court are falling into contempt<p>Meet "Professor Strange", aka "The Strange Mr Jefferies", landlord of the murdered Joanna Yeates and a "suspect peeping Tom" – at least, and in order of quotation, according to the <em>Sun</em>, <em>Daily Mail</em> and <em>Daily Mirror</em>. See pictures of "the blue-rinse bachelor" and read (or watch or listen, because TV and radio are deep into this game, too) what any available neighbours will say about him. Then, make up your own mind...</p><p>No: don't! Indeed, wipe your mind blank and hurry on by, because Dominic Grieve, the attorney general, grows visibly alarmed. "We need to avoid a situation where trials cannot take place or are prejudiced as a result of irrelevant or improper material being published, whether in print form or on the internet, in such a way that a trial becomes impossible," he warns. In short, the Contempt of Court Act is circling over the media, waiting to smite those who go too far.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/jan/02/yeates-murder-landlord-press-coverage">Continue reading...</a>Joanna YeatesMedia lawCrimeMediaDominic GrieveUK newsLawContempt of courtSun, 02 Jan 2011 00:05:54 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/jan/02/yeates-murder-landlord-press-coveragePhotograph: Ben Birchall/PADavid and Theresa Yeates lay flowers at the spot close to Bristol and Clifton Golf Club where the body of their daughter Joanna Yeates was found. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PAPhotograph: Ben Birchall/PADavid and Theresa Yeates lay flowers at the spot close to Bristol and Clifton Golf Club where the body of their daughter Joanna Yeates was found. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PAPeter Preston2011-01-02T00:05:54ZYeates murder: Attorney general warns press to beware of contempthttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/dec/31/medialaw-ukcrime
Dominic Grieve warns UK media not to prejudice any future trial with its coverage of murder suspect Chris Jefferies<p>The Attorney General issued a warning to newspaper editors today not to prejudice any future trial with their coverage of the Joanna Yeates murder investigation and the arrest of suspect Chris Jefferies.</p><p>Dominic Grieve said he was considering what action he should take to ensure that the course of justice was not impeded in newspapers – and also online, where the case has been the subject of intense commentary on Twitter.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/dec/31/medialaw-ukcrime">Continue reading...</a>Media lawMediaCrimeUK newsLawNewspapersNewspapers & magazinesTwitterInternetBloggingTechnologyDominic GrieveContempt of courtFri, 31 Dec 2010 16:12:37 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/dec/31/medialaw-ukcrimePhotograph: Tim Ireland/PAUK media warned to comply with the Contempt of Court Act over its coverage of murder suspect Chris Jefferies. Photograph: Tim Ireland/PAPhotograph: Tim Ireland/PAUK media warned to comply with the Contempt of Court Act over its coverage of murder suspect Chris Jefferies. Photograph: Tim Ireland/PAJohn Plunkett2010-12-31T16:12:37Z